Josh Hartnett buckles up for turbulence at 37,000 feet — with punches — in new action thriller ‘Fight or Flight’

He was the heartthrob of the early s and now Josh Hartnett is back and battling assassins at We caught up with Josh and the stars of Fight or Flight mainly because they weren t trying to get away but their movie is a pulse-pounding action thriller where turbulence isn t the only thing trying to kill you Fight or Flight follows Lucas Reyes a troubled American spy played by Josh Hartnett He s got one last chance to prove himself to his superiors so he s sent to find a high-value target known as The Ghost The twist The plane is packed with international assassins ready to strike Josh Hartnett I wished to do something in the action world for a long time but I demanded to do my own stunts But also it was the tone that really hit me that I thought I knew exactly what Lucas had to be and I felt like if we could pull it off it would be unique amongst the films that are being made these days This isn t your typical action flick It s full of mind-bending twists with a side of comedy so you could only imagine how exciting it was on set Josh Hartnett I had a fantastic stunt organization around me that was helping me kinda get through it The camaraderie between them was fantastic I felt like a part of the organization To be able to pull off my own stunts it took that whole band to help me do it So who s behind the chaos of the flight Well that s what has to be to figured out while staying alive at feet Josh Hartnett as Lucas Reyes What the hell are you doing Charithra Chandran as Isha I was trying to help you Charithra Chandran yes the Bridgerton breakout turns up the heat as an unexpected hero She says she felt all the love while doing it Charithra Chandran One of the wonderful things about why this film feels like such a privilege for me is that it was the first time I got to do like proper stunts And so the day that I filmed the stunts it was such a supportive climate Like I remember after every take you could hear from video village people cheering The cast tells Deco what they d literally do in such a turbulent turn of events fight or flight Josh Hartnett Well I ll fight and flight because I ll be on the flight anyway so then if I need to fight to save my loved ones or someone else that s in trouble I ll fight for them Charithra Chandran In crunch time clearly I m a fighter For nervous flyers I mean watchers maybe grab specific Dramamine first Charithra Chandran I think this is the kind of film that you have to see on the big screen because it s so high-impact right Like it will just blow you away Honestly we may never fly commercial again Fight or Flight drops this Friday Buckle up and prepare for turbulence with punches